Cigar cutting and banding machine.



J. H. SKITT. CIGAR CUTTING AND BANDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEB, 1912.

1,115,,1 19. Patented 9013211914.

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INVENT'OR Q U WITNESSES d d a? l/mflm m m ATTORNEY Y J. H. SKITT.

CIGAR CUTTING AND BANDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILED JUNE 8, 1912.

1,1 1 5, 1 19. Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 INVENTOR WITNESSES @272 ATTORNEY TED sr JAMES H. SKITT, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AfssI'eNoE, r ROBERT P. siurrln AND GEORGE E. DRUM, 0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, COPARTNEBS TRAD- ING UNDER THE EIEM-NAME or SMITH, DRUM & COMPANY.

CIGAR CUTTING AND BANDING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern j Be it "known that I, JAMES subject of the King of England, residing at Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented" aged directly asthey come from the machine.

The invention consists broadly in cigar band assembling means, band wrapping means, means for moistening the previously gummed bands while in the assembling means and for subsequently transferring the bands from the assembling means to the band wrapping means, and means for uni- .formly trimming the banded cigars.

Reference will be had to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the mechanism in one position. Fig. 3' is a similar view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the mechanism in an advanced position, Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 1, showing the means for assembling the bands, Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on line 55 of Fig. 1, showing the cam for operating one of the hand wrappingfingers, Fig. 6 is a similar view taken-on line 6-6 of Fig. 1, showing the trimming knife closed, and Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on line 66.of Fig. 1, showing the trimming knife open.

The machine constituting this invention comprises a base plate 1 having at one of its ends an integral standard2 and longitudinal marginal flanges 3 and 4 which latter provide therebetween a channel or way in which adj ustably slides a carriage 'plate 6. The carriage plate 6 is adapted to be secured in its adjusted position within the said way by means of clamp or clamps 7 provided with threaded or other securing means 8. Extending upwardly from the carriage late 6 is a standard 9 upon which the band Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 2?, 11914.

Application filed June a, 1912. Serial No. 702,406.

wrapping means, to be presently described,

is mounted. To the rear portion of the carriage plate 6 is secured a bearing bracket 10 provided with stub-shaft 11 upon which the moistening reservoir and band feeding means, to be presently described, is arranged. Also to the rear edge of the carriage plate 6 is secured a bracket 12 carrying the band assembling means, to be described. Secured to the front edge of the base plate 1 are spaced brackets 14 which support the semitubular cigar support 15 above the band wrapping means carried by the said standard 9 and in juxtaposition to the cutting blades 16 and 17. Within the trough of the cigar support 15 is adjustably secured a gage 18, the adjustment thereof being acc'omplished by means of the slot 19 and set screw 20. From the foregoing, it will be quite obvious that the cigar support 15 and the cutting or trimming mechanism comprising the cutter blades 16 and 17 remain stationary with the base plate; and that the band wrapping means, moistening reservoir and band feeding means, and band assembling means being carried by the carriage plate 6 move therewith with respect to the cigar holder or support 15, yet keeping the same relation with each other at all times.

At the rear of the machine is a main operating shaft 21 which is journaled in the standard 2 at one end and at the other end in a bearing bracket 22, see Fig. 4. An operating handle 24 is provided for this shaft, and at the other end of the shaft is loosely mounted thereon a gear wheel 25 and ratchet Wheel 26 and rigidly mounted a pawl arm 27 carrying a spring pressed pawl 28, which latter engages the ratchet wheel '28. Engaged with the gear wheel 25 is a spring pressed pawl 30, (see Fig. 4,) mounted in a bracket extension of the base plate 1. The said ratchet wheel 26 has in this instance three teeth 31, best seen in Fig. 4.

Journaled in the standard 9 and in a bearing bracket 32, is a supplemental shaft 34 which extends parallel with the main shaft 21, and upon this shaft is slidably arranged a pinion 35. This pinion 35 is keyed to the shaft 34 by a spline 36, so that when the carriage plate 6 is adjusted to secure the proper or desired relation of the band applying mechanism with respect to the cigar support 15, the shaft 34 slides within the 45 provided on the stub-shaft 11.

pinion, without disturbing the driving engagement of the pinion with the gear wheel 25. This shaft 34 operates the band wrapping mechanism as will be later described.

Upon the stub shaft 11, see Figs. 2 and 3, at the rear of the machine. is journaled the moistening reservoir 38 which constitutes a liquid receptacle having a valve controlled discharge spout 39 which latter is supplied at its mouth with a felt or similar plug 40 which serves to retard the flow of the liquid and at the same time to broaden the contact area of the lower end of the spout, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. The reservoir is provided with a downward tubular extension or sleeve 41 and weighted portion 42, the latter being equipped with a suitable friction facing 43 of leather or other like material. At the lower end of the sleeve 41 is provided an open ended longitudinal slot 44, which, in the lowered position of the reservoir, see Fig. 3,) receives a pin or plug By means of a cam 46 slidably adjustable on spline 21 of shaft 21. and movable by the shaft from the position illustrated in Fig. 3 to that of Fig. 2, and vice versa, the reservoir is adapted to be raised and lowered by the engagement of the said cam 46 with the said friction face 43 thereof. During the raising and lowering of the reservoir, the cam 46 also causes a one quarter rotation of the reservoir for the purpose of swinging the spout 39 from one to the other positions of the latter as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. To increase the frictional engagement of the cam 46 with the face 43 of the reservoir, the nose of the cam is roughened or faced with friction material as designated by numeral 47 in Fig. 3. At a distance of 90 from the slot 44, the sleeve 41 of the reservoir is providcd with a shallow notch 48 which is adapted to receive the pin or lug when the reservoir is in its elevated position and turn one quarter of a turn from the position illustrated in Fig. 3 to that illustrated in Fig. 2. The lower edge of the sleeve intermediate the slot 44 and notch 48, as indicated by the numeral 49 is shorter than the remaining portion of the sleeve 41 so as to produce in effect with said groove or slot 44 and notch 43 a bayonet slot within which operates the pin or lug 45. As the cam 46 moves in the direction of the arrow, due to the shaft 21 being operated by the handle 24, its nose engages the face 43 of the reservoir, raising the same until the pin or lug 45 leaves the slot 44; at this time, the cam will cause the reservoir to rotate, with the pin or lug riding along the face 49 until the reservoir has made one quarter revolution, near the end of which the cam 46 begins its descent, as illustrated by the arrow in Fig. 2, thereby permitting the reservoir to drop slightly so that the pin or lug 45 will be received in the notch 48. The cam 46 does not further continue movement in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 but merely moves in said direction to permit slight lowering of the reservoir for the purpose stated; this being accomplished, the handle 24 is operated in the opposite direction to causea reverse movement of the shaft 21 and said cam 46 from that described. During this reversal, the cam 46 moves from the position illustrated in Fig. 2 to that illustrated in. Fig. 3, in a direction contrary to that described by the arrows. The first efiect of the cam upon the reservoir will be to raise the same to bring the pin or lug 45 out of the notch, after which the reservoir turns one quarter of a revolution until the pin or lug 45 is adjacent the slot 44 when the dropping of the cam 46 will cause a consequent dropping of the reservoir from the position illustrated in Fig. 2 to that illustrated in Fig. 3. The object in raising and lowering and turning the reservoir 38 as described, is to effect a transfer of the'cigar bands from the platform of the assembling means of bracket 12 to the cigar band wrapping means carried by the standard 9, as will be set forth more fully.

The bracket 12 is provided with a platform 50 provided with adjustable gages 51, against which one edge of the cigar bands to be applied contact, the enlarged middle portion of the bands coming between said gages 51 as illustrated in Fig. 1. The opposite edges of the bands are similarly held by movable gage fingers 52 which operate through slots 53 in the platform 50 and are limited in such movement by a beveled-edge bridge-plate 54. The fingers 52 are pivoted with a shaft 55 which is located beneath the platform 50, and to a lever arm 56 of the shaft, (see Fig. 4,) is pivotally connected a curved pawl-arm 57 under the tension of spring 58. This pawl-arm 57 is provided with a rounding projection 59 adapted to be engaged on either side by a pin 60 of an arm 61, the latter being keyed to the shaft 21 by a spline 62. Upon operation of the shaft 21 by the handle 24 to move the arm 61 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, the pin 60 engages the projection 59 of the pawl-arm 5T, pulling the said arm 57 downwardly as indicated in Fig. 4 by an arrow. This movement of the arm 57 causes the figures 52 to move to the dotted line position until they contact with the beveled upper edge of the bridge plate 54, when the pawlarm 57 will be arrestedfrom further downward movement. The shaft arm 61, however, continues its downward movement, the spring 53 permitting the pawlait-mfi'i to swing outwardly so that the pin 60*will ride over the rounded projection 59 to the other side thereof. Upon reversing the movement of the shaft 21 by the handle 24, the shaft arm 61 will move upwardly and the pin 60 contacting with the rounded projection 59 will force the pawl-arm 57 and fingers 52 to their raised positions, after which the pin 60 will ride over the projection 59 to 'the position illustrated in Fig. 4. A package of cigar-bands is laced on the platform 50 between the fingers 51 and 52 as illustrated in Fig. 1. The handle 24 is swung from the position on one side of the shaft 21 (see Fig. 1,) to a position on the other side of the shaft 21, to oscillate the shaft in one direction. This movement of the shaft 21 causes the fingers 52 to move to the dotted line position illustrated in Fig;

4. Prior to this movement of the handle, the nose of the reservoir spout 39 rests upon one end of the cigar band ulpon the assembling platform 50 as seen in ig. 1, and during this movement of the handle, the consequent movement of the shaft 21, causes the reservoir to raise, until the pin 45 is out of the slot 44, and then to turn one quarter revolution. It will be understood that the cigar bands are gumrned on one side and the moist nose of the reservoir spout 39 causes the band to adhere thereto so that as the reservoir and its spout raises and turns, the

adhering cigar band will be carried fromv the assembling platform to the wrapping mechanism on the standard 9. The stated movement of the fingers 52' is to permit unobstructed passage of the cigar band from the assembling platform to the wrapping mechanism.

The wrapping mechanism comprises two fingers 7 0 and 71 which operate from opposite sides of the cigar support 15, as best seen in Fig. 2. Upon-the upper end of the standard 9 is provided a table 72 to receive the cigar bands as they are transferred singly from the assembling platform 50. Before, during, and after transfer, the cigar bands adhere to the spout 39 in a maintained radial relation to the axis of the reservoir so that in the completion of the movement of the reservoir to the position illustrated in Fig. 2, when the pin 45 again enters the notch 48 of the reservoir sleeve, the cigar band will assume a position above and at right angles to the cigar holder. Upon the descent of the reservoir to cause the pin 45 to enter the notch 48, the nose of the spout 39 will correspondingly descend so as to hold the hand between the spout and the table 72, so that the attendant cannot disturb the band unduly while placing the cigars in the support or holder 15 prior to illustrated in Fig. 5.

spectively is secured adjustably to a flange on one side of the shaft 34. Near its upper end, the compensating arm 75 is provided with a set screw 83 which is adjustably secured in slot 84 of the bell-crank 77. A coil spring 85 exerts downward tension on the arms 75 and 7 7 to hold the wrapping finger normally away from the wrapping position and also to maintain the arm 77 in normal yielding engagement with the cam '77. An adjustable stop 86 is provided for the wrapping finger 71. As the cam moves in the direction of the arrows in Figs. 2 and 3, by means to be further amplified, the arm 7 7 will swing on its pivot 78 andthe Wrapping finger will move to wrap the cigar band on that side of the cigar around the latter, it of course being understood that a cigar has previously been placed in the holder 15 above the band and depressing the latter into the trough of the holder so that the ends of the band point upwardly. It will be taken into consideration, that the pivotal point 78 bears the proper relation to the cigar holder 15 as to cause the nose of the wrapping finger 71 to properly move to wrap the end of the band around the cigar. The cam 80 is of sufficient area to cause the wrapping finger 71 to hold its end of the cigar band being applied around the cigar until after thowrapping finger 70 has been set into operation and nearly completed its forward wrapping movement, as will be described; then the cam 80 will permit retraction of its wrapping finger 71.

The complement wrapping finger 70 is spring pressed downwardly and is pivoted to a sliding link or head 88 having pin members 89, 90 extending through an inclined slot 91 in standard 9, said slot at its upper terminal on the side of the cigar holder 15 adjacent the finger '70 curving upwardly toward a vertical plane. To the pin member 90, of the link or head 88, is pivoted one end of a connecting link 92, the other end of said connecting link being pivotally connected by pin 93 to a straight lever 94, which latter is pivoted to the standard 9 at its lower end by pivot member 95, see Fig. 5. To the shaft 34 is fixed a. cam 96 adapted to act upon a pin 97 on the said straight lever 94, the latter being held normally against the bearing surface of the cam 96 by a spring 98. One side of the cam is entirely cut away and slightly concaved as at 99 so that as the cam rotates, the straight arm 94 will be gradually moved away from the cam shaft 34 and then upon the pin 97 passing over the nose 100 of the cam, will drop suddenly back to the position The movement of the arm 94 causes the head 88 to be moved from the position illustrated in Fig. 5 to that of Fig. 3, being guided in such movement by the inclined slot 91 in the standard 9. As the head 88 makes this movement, the wrapping finger 70 moves upwardly from'the position shown in Fig. 2 to that in Fig. 3, and being spring pressed will depress the cigar hand as it is being wrapped around the cigar. Above the receiving table 7 2 and between the same and the cigar holder 15, is an interfering finger 102, the object of which will be fully set forth in the description of the operation of the machine as a whole.

Reverting to the gearing illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, it will be noted that movement of the shaft 21 clockwise, will cause a corresponding movement of the pawl arm 27 whereby the pawl 28 will move from one of the ratchet teeth notches 31 to the next succeeding one. During this movement the gear wheel 25 and ratchet wheel 26 remain stationary, being held by the pawl 30. upon movement of the shaft 21 in the opposite direction, th pawl 28 being engagedwith the said one 0%, the ratchet teeth 31 moves the gear Wheel 25 therewith in an ant-clockwise direction. This movement of the gear 25 causes the shaft 34 to be actuated, due to the pinion 35, and through the movement of the shaft 34, the wrapping mechanisms ,illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 5 are operated.

The said cutting members 16 and 17 are each in the nature of bell-crank levers, being centrally pivoted by bolt 105 to the standard 2 of the base plate 1. These bell-crank levers constituting the cutting members are arranged oppositely with their operating portions 106 projecting outwardly on opposite sides of the pivotal point, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 6 A friction disk or cup 108 is mounted on the bolt 105 and frictionally holds the cutting members against loose movement. To the end of the portion 106 of member 16 and likewise of member 17, links 109 and 110 are respectively connected, and at their lower ends these links 109 .and 110 are pivotally connected by a single pivot member 111 to a lever 112 which is centrally pivoted at point 114 to the standard 2. The opposite end of the lever 112 has link connection 115 with crank arm 116 which is keyed to said shaft 21 so as to be operated therewith.

The operation of the entire machine is as follows: A package of cigar-bands is placed on the assembling platform or container 50 in the position shown and the reservoir manipulated so that the nose of its spout 39 rests upon one end of the upper band of the pack, as shown in Fig. 1. In this position, the reservoir will be lpwered as seen in Fig. 3 with the pin in the slot 44; of the reservoir sleeve. Thelength of this slot 44 substantially corresponds to the L sleeve. During these movements of the res- 130 thickness of the pack of bands that may be accommodated by the platform or container 50. The moisture of the felt plug 40 in 46, said ,cam during this movement, moving from the position illustrated in Fig. 3 to that illustrated in Fig. 2. This movement of the cam 46 causes the reservoir to be raised and.

turned from the position illustrated in Fig. 3 to that illustrated in Fig. 2, whereby the uppermost cigar-band is transferred from the position in Fig. 1 to that in Fig. 2. In these two positions, the reservoir will be locked 'by the pin resting in slot 44 and notch 48 respectively. As the reservoir falls to receive the pin 45 in the notch 48, the nose of the spout 39 correspondingly drops so that the cigar-band will be gripped between the table 72 (see Fig. 2) and the lower face of the spout, while so held across the cigar support 15, which takes place at this time. In placing the cigar in the holder 15, the cigar-band is also depressed into the trough of the holder so that the right hand end of the band as illustrated in Fig. 2, will project upwardly on the right hand side of the cigar, and the left hand end of the band will also project upwardly on that side of the cigar, though held by the spout and table 72. During this described movement of the handle 24 and shaft 21, the assembling fingers 52-will move tothe dotted line position, illustrated in Fig. 4, to permit unobstructed passage of the cigar band from the assembling platform or container to the said table 72 of the wrapping mechanism. This movement of the shaft 21 causes the pawl 28 to travel to and engage the next succeeding ratchet tooth 31 in the ratchet wheel 26, without disturbing the latter or the gear wheel 25. The operator next reverses the movement of the handle 24 and shaft 21, moving the former from the position illustrated in Fig. 6 to that of Fig. 6. This movement of the shaft 21 causes the cam 46 to move from the position illustrated in Fig. 2 to, that in Fig. 3, causing the reservoir to be first slightly raised, turned and lowered tothe position in Fig. 3. The first movement of the reservoir brings the pin 45 out of the notch 48, and the last movement or lowering of the reservoir brings the pin 45 into the slot 44 of the reservoir Liiwglu ervoir, the cigar-band is held depressed in the trough of the cigar holder 15 y the operator pressing down upon the cigar, so it will be seen that as the reservoir sw1ngs from the position of Fig. 2 to that of Fig. 3, the left hand end of 'thecigar band being released snaps upwardly a ainst the moves to the left, and its pawl 28 being engaged with one of the ratchet teeth 31,

motes with it the gear wheel in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4. The

\ pinion 35 being in mesh with the gear wheel 25 causes the auxiliary shaft 34 to rotate to correspondingly rotate the cams 80 and 96, (Figs. 2, 3 and 5), to operate the wrapping fingers 70 and 71.

The cam 80'is set relatively in advance of the cam 96 whereby the wrapping finger 71 will be set into operation prior to the wrapping finger 70. As the cam 80 moves in the direction of the arrow'in Fig. 2, the arms 77 i and? 5 areoperated to move the wrapping finger 71 upwardly and over the left handend of the cigar band and either during or before its retract-ile movement, the cam 96 comes into operation to move the arm 94,

head 88 and wrapping finger 70. The ob-. jeot in not retracting the finger 71 before the finger 70 is set into operation is to hold the right hand end of the band u. Lil the left hand end of the band has been lapped thereover. The wrapping finger first moves upwardly and then over the cigar band from the position illustrated in Fig. 2 to that of Fig. 3. As previously stated, the left hand end of the cigar band upon being released by the spout 39 is held temporarily by the impeding finger 102, but as soon as the finger 7O begins its ascent, its nose pushes against the left hand end ofthe band and forces it from beneath the impeding finger 102, said end of the band leaving the finger 102 with a snap, springs to the right so as to facilitate perfect wrapping thereof by the finger 70. As the finger 70 completes or nears the comletion of its wrapping stroke, the finger 71 1s retracted. It will be observed that both wrapping fingers exert considerable downward pressure on the cigar band as the latter is applied, and further, that were it not .for the impeding finger, there would be a tendency for the ends of the cigar band to merely come together face to face in the form of a sling and not overlappmg as should be the case.

The banding operation just described takes place entirely with themovement of at the handle from the position illustrated in 71, as previously stated.

Fig, 6 to that of Fi 6, but only occupies the first part of sucTi moyement. During the final part or completion of such movement ofthe handle, the cutting or trimming operation takes place. It is true that the cutting members are moved toward each other durin the whole of the movement of the handle 4, but the said cutting members 16 andl? open so far that they are not brought suficiently together to out or trim the cigar in the holder until just as the han- 251 completes its return movement to the position illustrated in Fig. '6. The object in so timing the cutting mechanism with relation to the banding mechanism is to cause the operator to make the full movement of the handle required to hand the cigar, otherwise, if these mechanisms were timed to op- .erate simultaneously, either the banding or cutting steps would be slighted by the operator.

The ga e 18 0f the cigar support or holder, e ore operation, is adjusted tosuit the len of the cigars to be trimmed; and

to reg ate the point at which the band is to be applied to each cigar, the carriage plate the banding mechanism is adjusted in the base plate 1. Thus it will be seen that all of the cigars of a lot will be cut to uniform length and at the same time will all receive the ands at uniform points so that the cigars may then be immediately boxed without the necessity of the bands being uniformly adjusted by hand.

Having described the invention, what is claimed {as new is:

1. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar band container, means for wrapping the band around a cigar, stationary bandreceiving means independent of and adjacent ,the wrapping means, moistening means adapted to carry .the band from the container to the receiving means, and means for lowering the moistening means to rest on. the container. and band-receiving means to grip the band during a preliminary stage in the wrapping operation.

2. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar band container, means for wrapping the band around a cigar, pivoted band moistening means, means for raising the moistening means and for turning the same on its pivot to transfer the band from the container to the wrapping means.

3. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, a cigar band container, means for wrappin the band around a cigar, stationary ban -receiving means independent of and adjacent the wrapping means, pivoted band moistening means normally resting on a band in the container, means for raising the moistening means and for turning the same to transfer the band from the container to the band-receiving means to a position across the cigar holder and for lowering the moistening means upon the band-receiving means to grip the band while a cigar is being placed in the holder.

4. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar band container, band wrapping means, band-receiving means adjacent the latter, a moistening member pivoted on'a supporting member, one of said members having a pin and the other two off-set cut-out portions adapted to alternately receive the pin, means for raising the moistening member to remove the pin from one of said cut-out portions and for swinging the moistening member and for then lowering said moistening member to place the pin in the other of said cut-out portions,..the movement of the moistening member effecting a transfer of the band from the container to the band-receiving means, the moistening means when the pin is in either of said cut-out portions exerting pressure upon the band while it is respectively on the container and receiving means.

5. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar band container, band wrapping means, pivoted oistening means capable of sliding movemenj on its pivot, and an operating member adapted to swing and slide the moistening means on its pivot to efiect transfer of the band from the container to the wrapping means.

6. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar band container, band wrapping means, pivoted moistening means capable of sliding movement on its pivot,'and a cam adapted to frictionally engage the moistening means to swing and slide the same on its pivot to effect transfer of the band from the container to the wrapping means.

7. In a machine of the type set forth, wrapping means operated to wrap one end and then the other end of the band around a cigar, and means entirely independent of the wrapping means for holding the said other end of the band away from the cigar until the first said end has been wrapped.

8. In a machine of the type set forth, a pair of wrapping means respectively operated to Wrap one end and then the other end of the band around a cigar, and means entirely independent of the wrapping means for holding the said other end of the band away from the cigar until the first said end of the band has been wrapped by its wrapping means and the second wrapping means begins to operate.

9. In a machine of the type set forth, a pair of cigar band wrapping members, one of said members being operated to wrap one end of the band around a cigar, the other of said members being operated to subsequently wrap the other end of the band around the cigar, and means entirely independent of the wrapping means adapted to hold one end of the band during a part of the wrapping operation, said other wrapping member being adapted by its movement to release said held end of the band from said holding means.

10. In a machine of the type set forth, a recessed cigar holder, means for placing a cigar band across the holder so that when depressed into the recess thereof the band will assume a U-shape cross-section, wrapping members on opposite sides of the cigar holder to successively wrap the ends of the band around the cigar, and means on one side of the holder and entirely independent of the wrapping means adapted to hold the adjacent end of the band until the wrapping means on that side of the holder releases said end of the band therefrom.

11. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, a receiving table at one side thereof, means for delivering a cigar band across said holder and for holding an end of the band against the table while a cigar is being placed in the holder. means for releasing the said end of the band from between the delivering means and table, an impeding member between the table and holder to temporarily hold the released end of the band, and wrapping means adapted to operate between the table and cigar holder to release the said end of the band from the impeding member.

12. Cigar band wrappping means, comprising a cigar holder, a guide member having a slot terminating in a curved portion, a head slidable in said slot, a spring pressed wrapping finger pivoted to said head, a pivoted arm for operating the head, a retracting spring for said arm, and a cam for operating said arm, said cam being entirely cut away on one side to cause quick retraction of the wrapping finger.

13. In a machine of the type set forth; oscillating operating means, cigar band wrapping means; a cigar trimming cutter, means for delivering a cigar band to the wrapping means; and means whereby the delivering means operates during the forward oscillation of the operating means, the wrapping means during the first part only of the return oscillation, and the trimming cutter after the operation of the wrapping means and at the end of the said return oscillation of the operating handle.

14. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar band assembling platform, wrapping means, means for delivering the bands from said platform to the wrapping means, as sembling fingers for the platform, and means whereby the fingers move out ofthe path of-the bands during delivery of the latter.

15. In a machine of the type set forth, an operating shaft, a cigar band assembling platform, wrapping means, means for delivering the bands from said platform to the anane 16. In a machine of the type set forth, a

cigar-band container, wrapping means, means for delivering the band from the container to the wrapping means, band jogging means pivoted to the platform, and means whereby the last means swings out of the path of the hand during delivery thereof.

17. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, a cigar-band container, a table, means for transferring a band from the container to the table and for holding one end of the band thereagainst, while the cigar is being placed in the holder, means for releasing the held end of the band, means for wrapping one end and then the other end of the band around the cigar, and means for holding the released end of the'band away from the cigar while the other end'is being wrapped.

18. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, a cigar-band container, a table, means for transferring aband from the container to the table and for holding one end of theband thereagainst while the cigar is being placed in the holder, means for releasing the held end of the band, means for wrapping one end and then the other end of the band around the cigar, and means for holding the released end of the band away from the. cigar while the other end is being wrapped, said wrapping means including a member movable between the holder and last means to release the band end therefrom.

19. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, a cigar-band container, a table, means for transferring a band from the container to the table and'for holding one end of the band thereagainst whilethe cigar is being placed in the holder, means for releasing the held end of the band, means for wrapping one end and then the other end of the band around the cigar, and means for holding the released end of the band from the cigar while the other end is being Wrapped, said wrapping means including a member movable upwardly between the holder and last means to a position above.

the holder to release the band end from said last means. 20. In a machme of the type set forth, a grooved cigar holder, a cigar band container,

a table, means for transferring a band from the container to the table and for holding one end of the band thereagainst While the cigar is beingplaced in the holder, means for releasing the held one of the band, means for wrapping one end and then the other end of the band around a cigar, and means for holding the released end of the band away from the cigar while the otherend is being wrapped, said wrapping means, including a member movable between the holder and said last means to a position above the grooved side of the holder to releasethe band end from said last means.

21. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, means for feeding a cigar band thereto, cooperating band wrapping members, and a guide member having an inclined slot extending fromv a plane below into .the plane of the holder, one of the band wrapping members being movable in said slot of the guide member.

22. In a machine of the type set forth, a cigar holder, means for feeding a cigar band thereto, cooperating band-wrapping members, a guide member having an inclined slot extending from a plane below into the plane of the holder, and a movable head guided by said slot of the guide member, one of the wrapping members being pivoted to said head.

23. In a machine of the type set forth, an operating means movable in two directions, cigar-band wrapping means, means for delivering a cigar band to the wrapping means, means whereby the delivering means delivers only during movement of the operating means in one direction, and means whereby the wrapping means wraps only after completion of said movement and during the return movement of the operating means.

24. In a machine of the type set forth,an operating shaft, a ratchet wheel loose there; on, a pawl operated by the shaft to operate the r'atchetwheel when the shaft is moved in one direction, band wrapping means operated from the ratchet wheel when the latter is so operated, and means for delivering the bands to the wrapping means, and means for operating the delivering means from the shaft on the return movement of the shaft.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. JAME$ H. SKITT. Witnesses:

MARGARET CRAIG, Ennn A. Maeliannarm. 

